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Battle of Manado
1942 WWII battle of the Dutch East Indies Campaign / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Manado took place as part of the Japanese offensive to capture the Dutch East Indies. It occurred at Manado (also spelled Menado) on the Minahasa Peninsula on the northern part of Celebes Island (modern day Sulawesi in Indonesia), from 11–12 January 1942. The battle was noted as the first time in Japanese history that the country had deployed paratroopers in a military operation.
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Battle of Manado | |||||||
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Part of World War II, Pacific War, Dutch East Indies Campaign | |||||||
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1,500 infantry |
3,200 naval infantry[1] 507 paratroopers[2] | ||||||
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140 killed 48 captured |
44 killed[3] 244 wounded[3][4] |
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